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There were no cameras around. The kid wasn’t seeking attention. He wasn’t posing for selfies to publicize his charitable act on social media for likes and shares. He just wanted the guy to take the shoes.

State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) recently called for prayers and a thorough investigation in reaction to the death of the three-year-old Bessemer boy who died in Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) custody after allegedly being left in a hot car for nearly five hours.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin approved $336,725 in fees and expenses on Friday for James White, a certified public accountant (CPA) serving as a court-ordered special fiduciary for the Mabel Amos Trust Fund in a lawsuit alleging wrongdoings by Regions Bank and the fund's board members.

Chief meteorologist James Spann spoke with 1819 News about how the network will cater to some Alabama counties that have been left out of weather coverage for years.

The Scottsboro Police Department is searching for a man accused of shooting and injuring a police officer.

July 27 will mark 20 years since Brandy Parker and her unborn son, Brody, were murdered in cold blood on a dark Albertville road in 2005.

Here’s the dirty little secret: many Christian colleges have become more hostile to traditional Christianity than their secular counterparts.

On Friday, former Alabama football coach Nick Saban shot down rumors that he was considering a return to coaching.

FBI Birmingham, in collaboration with ALEA, Homeland Security Investigations, and local law enforcement, apprehended an international fugitive wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in Italy.

The Bessemer Police Department is investigating after a 50-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of dogs.

Friday, during an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) reacted to a three-year-old Bessemer boy dying earlier this week while in Department of Human Resources custody after being left alone in a hot vehicle for nearly five hours.

Alabama’s members of the House of Representatives are highlighting efforts from their body in working with the White House to permanently bring U.S. Space Command to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, amidst rumors of impending action.

Homeland Security officials in Atlanta said illegal immigrants on a raided construction site in Baldwin County had planned hideout spots to disperse to in case of a raid.

State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) announced on Friday that his chief of staff Tim Howe is leaving his office to lead the “incumbent protection program” for Gudger’s FORGEPAC leadership committee during the 2026 election cycle.

Deborah Tillman has been appointed new District Judge of Mobile County.

The mother of a one-year-old baby boy who was hanged from a ceiling and beaten is set for an arraignment on August 8.

On Friday, former Alabama football coach Nick Saban applauded President Donald Trump's executive order that is intended to bring order and stability to college sports.

Shirley Chalkley died on July 20. Even at age 90, what had never died was her love for the Crimson Tide.

Ivey's claim of "supreme executive power" to justify such moves smacks of authoritarianism, sidelining the people's will and exposing her for what she really is … a dictator in a dress.

The Fairhope Public Library seems to be ignoring guidelines to protect children from sexually explicit content.

Bibb Countians are coming together following a gruesome case involving a child sex operation out of an underground bunker in Brent.

 Investigators with the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office arrested three women in connection to a child sex abuse case.

A targeted attack?

The Hoover Police Department has been posting “Throwback Thursday” images on Facebook since 2017. This week’s photo was an image of Chief Nick Derzis playing golf with Michael Jordan in 1994. The post was up for a few hours, before it was deleted, apparently at the direction of Mayor Frank Brocato, who is facing a primary challenge from Derzis.

As protests continue in the City of Homewood for the release of information related to an officer-involved shooting, which authorities say will come out following an investigation, Black Lives Matter Birmingham remains silent on the death of three-year-old Ke'Torrius "KJ" Starkes, Jr., days after his death.

The trial for a former Bayou La Batre police officer charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse by force and second-degree sexual abuse will go to trial in less than a year.

Dr. Annette Shelby has died. She was the wife of longtime former U.S. Senator Richard Shelby of Tuscaloosa.